Covering Letter

3.0     Description of Development
As mentioned above, the application seeks approval to establish a Detached
House on the site. Details of the proposed house are provided in the
architectural plans, prepared by Harry Poulos in Attachment A.

In order to minimise the amount of cut and fill required, the dwelling has been
designed to step down the slope on the site. As a result, the proposed dwelling is
two (2) storeys high and has a maximum height of 8m above natural ground
level. As the plans illustrate, the proposed dwelling has been architecturally
designed and has a modern appearance that is consistent with both the design
previously approved on the site and other recent developments within the local
area.

The floor plans show that the living areas are provided at first floor level with the
bedrooms and rumpus room provided at ground floor level. The plans also show
that outdoor decks are proposed on both levels with privacy screens provided
to protect the amenity of the residents and the adjoining property owners.

A garage is proposed at the front of the site where it is directly accessible from
Seaview Terrace. The garage, which has capacity for three cars, has been
designed to integrate with the overall architectural style of the dwelling. The
elevations show that the garage has been split into two sections to reduce the
width of the door. Landscaping is proposed either side of the driveway to
reduce the visual impact of the garage from the street.

The main pedestrian entrance to the dwelling is located on the southern side of
the garage. The entrance projects forward from the building line of the garage
and the floating roof will help to clearly identify the entrance from the street.

The ground floor has an area of 175m2 which equates to 31% of the site area.
The first floor is larger and has a total floor area of 226m2, which is 40% of the total
site area.

At the front of the site the garage has a minimum setback of 5.3m from the
street. This setback exceeds that of the garages on adjoining properties which
have setbacks of 2.5m and 4.4m. The proposed setback also exceeds that
approved in the 2005 decision which was 2.6m from Seaview Terrace.

At the rear of the building the setback varies from 5.9m to 7.4m. As the floor
plans illustrate, this setback is consistent with those on the adjoining properties
and is slightly bigger than those approved in the 2005 approval.

Drawings 5456 A-01 and A-02 show the proposed setbacks along the side
boundaries. These drawings illustrate that the majority of the proposed building
complies with the Council’s preferred minimum setbacks of 1.5m and 2m for the
ground and first floor levels respectively. However there are some small sections
of the building that encroach into the preferred setbacks and these are
discussed in section 4.3.5 below.


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                                      56 Seaview Terrace, Sunshine Beach